Babaginda bails out ex- Eagles player with N100,000

Newly elected President of the National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers, NANPF, Tijani Babaginda has begun work in earnest by donating the sum of N100,000 to former Green Eagles player, Yusuf Mangut who is down with stroke in Jos.

Babaginda along with his secretary general, Austin Popo and personal aides stormed Jos on Thursday afternoon when he heard about the player’s health situation.

On arrival, the body paid a courtesy call on the Plateau state FA chairman from where they all proceeded to Mangut’s home at Buguru. At the venue, Tijani met with Mangut and his younger brother who has been taking care of him.

In his very short but precise speech, the NANPF president informed the Manguts that he could not wait a day longer when he heard of his situation, assuring that the new association led by him will work towards responding to the needs of former and current players in distress.

Babaginda who also loves to be referred as the ‘Field General’ used the opportunity of the occasion to charge all former and current footballers in the state and the Nation at large to endeavor to register with the association stressing that only those who are under their registration henceforth will get their attention in time of need.

Popo on behalf of the association made the donation of N100, 000 to Mangut.

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Mangut was a well known player in Jos and Nigeria in the eighties and nineties. An attacking midfielder with the then JIB Rocks of Jos and was at one time invited to the Super Eagles of Nigeria.